A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Black People During the Late Awful Calamity in Philadelphia in the Year 1793

Download or read book A Narrative of the Proceedings of the Black People During the Late Awful Calamity in Philadelphia in the Year 1793 written by Absalom Jones and published by Eastern Acorn Press. This book was released on 1993-07 with total page 52 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Absalom Jones and Richard Allen were two formerly enslaved Africans who became community leaders and founders of Philadelphia's Free African Society. They wrote this gripping account refuting the misrepresentations of the role of blacks during the 1793 yellow fever epidemic in Philadelphia. One of the first pamphlets published in America by African Americans, their narrative sets the record straight about the many black citizens who heroically risked their lives during the epidemic that ravaged Philadelphia. Yellow fever was first diagnosed near Philadelphia's waterfront lte in the summer of 1793 and, in less than 100 days, some 10 percent of the city population lay dead. Under the leadership of Jones and Allen, Philadelphia's blacks courageously entered the homes of, and nursed, the hundreds of sick and dying when many of their neighbors were immobilized by fear"--Page 4 of cover